mittelschmerz

American  

[mit-l-shmairts] / ˈmɪt lˌʃmɛərts /

noun

1. dull abdominal pain occurring at the time of ovulation, attributed to the presence of free blood in the peritoneal cavity from the ruptured ovarian follicle.

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Etymology

Origin of mittelschmerz

1890–95; < German, equivalent to mittel- mid-, middle + Schmerz pain

Example Sentences

Mittelschmerz: Find out more about the mysteries of ovulation pain.

From New York Times

I allude to the phenomenon usually called Mittelschmerz, middle period, or intermenstrual pain.

From Project Gutenberg

Mittelschmerz is a condition of pain occurring about the middle of the intermenstrual period, either alone or accompanied by a slight sanguineous discharge, or, more frequently, a non-sanguineous discharge.

From Project Gutenberg

There is no agreement as to the cause of Mittelschmerz.

From Project Gutenberg

Others again, like Armand Routh and MacLean, in the course of an interesting discussion on Mittelschmerz at the Obstetric Society of London, on the second day of March, 1898, believe that we may trace here a double menstruation, and would explain the phenomenon by assuming that in certain cases there is an intermenstrual as well as a menstrual cycle.

From Project Gutenberg